According to an email I received today from the Hartford Courant, the 2019 Summer Taste of Hartford has been extended until Sunday, August 4. Originally the event was scheduled to end today. Although the email stated that the date was extended, the website has not been updated yet. Here is a screenshot of the announcement … Continue reading Summer Taste of Hartford extended to Sunday, August 4

Hula and craft workshops, a hula competition, live music, and a fun run are among the festivities at various locations in Vancouver, Washington, for the annual 4 Days of Aloha in the Pacific Northwest. View the full schedule with event locations. Register for the fun run. 4 Days of Aloha in the Pacific Northwest is … Continue reading 4 Days of Aloha this weekend in Vancouver, WA

Get up early this weekend to watch colorful hot air balloons rise over the Central Oregon high desert as the sun rises. End your day enjoying the beautiful night glow from these balloons. The balloons launch at sunrise Friday-Sunday, July 26-28, from RE Jewell Elementary School at 20550 Murphy Road in Bend, Oregon. The night … Continue reading Balloons Over Bend in Central Oregon this weekend

Updated August 10, 2019 Photos by Cheryl Landes The La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival is a new immersive open-air festival featuring large-scale street painting, live music, hands-on activities, and arts vendors. It's coming to Beaverton, Oregon, on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. Throughout … Continue reading A new chalk art festival is coming to Beaverton, OR

Discover your new favorite beers and ciders among 101 products from 93 breweries and eight cider houses in 34 cities around the state at the 32nd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. This is the first year since the festival started in 1988 that 100% of the products are … Continue reading 32nd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival features more than 100 in-state varieties

If you love lobster, don't miss the Maine Lobster Festival Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 4, at Harbor Park in Rockland. Come to the food tent overlooking Penobscot Bay for a dinner of fresh lobster served with butter. It's the most delicious, messy way to enjoy a pleasant evening on the water, because as lobster-eating pros know, … Continue reading Maine Lobster Festival has a feast unlike anywhere else

Photos by Cheryl Landes Editor's note: I wrote the original Chicago Attractions Guide for a conference that was held in downtown Chicago. After the conference ended and the information was no longer available online, I decided to post the guide on my blog. If you have any other recommendations for places to go and things … Continue reading Chicago Attractions Guide

Photos by Cheryl Landes Editor's note: I wrote the original Chicago Restaurant Guide for a conference that was held in downtown Chicago. After the conference ended and the information was no longer available online, I decided to post the guide on my blog. If you have any restaurant recommendations for Chicago, please post them in … Continue reading Chicago Restaurant Guide

Portlanders received sad news on The Country Cat's Facebook page yesterday when they saw an announcement that the Stark Street location is closing on Sunday, August 4, after brunch. The announcement didn't disclose any reasons for the closure. This popular Southern style restaurant best known for its brunches opened in 2007 and has received many … Continue reading The Country Cat’s Stark location closing August 4

Featured image: Crown Park in Camas, Washington (photo credit: City of Camas Parks and Recreation) The 2019 series of Concerts in the Park, sponsored by Camas Parks and Recreation, starts tomorrow night and continues through mid-August. Four local artists will perform music ranging from blues to rock violin. My Happy Pill on stage at Concerts … Continue reading Concerts in the Park series starts tomorrow in Camas